To put the cart before the horse
- To put the cart before the horse
- Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. &
Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.]
1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian
dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. ``Ph[oe]bus' cart.''
--Shak.
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2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of
husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.
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Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden.
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3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen,
butchers, etc.
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4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.
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{Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or
used for drawing heavy loads; -- also spelled {carthorse}.
{Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any
strong rope.
{To put the cart before the horse}, {To get the cart before
the horse}, or {To set the cart before the horse}, to invert
the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an
effect for a cause; to do things in an improper order.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
To get the cart before the horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set the cart before the horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cart horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cart — (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two wheeled vehicle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cart rope — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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